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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1973

Page

2

Deaths Mrs. Louise Allen 82 in Wells passed May 20

Mrs. Louise C. Allen of Wells and Croydon New Hampshire died May 20 at York Village Hospital. Born March 16, 1891 in Croydon she was a daughter of Alvaro and Etta Kennedy and a member of the Endfield Center Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by two nieces Dianna Harmon and Louise Daggett. Funeral Wednesday at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with interment in Croydon Flat Cemetery Croydon. Friends may call Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m.

Wells Louise C. Allen York Village Hospital Croydon N. H Alvaro Etta Barton) Kennedy Endfield Center N.H Order of the Eastern Star Dianna Harmon Louise Daggett Angell Funeral Home Dane St Kennebunk Neil Iverson The Wells Congregational Church Croydon Flat

Paul E. Barden Dies in Biddeford Hospital at 59

Paul E. Barden 59 of 7 Tasker St Saco died suddenly May 20 in a Biddeford hospital. He was born Oct 3 1913 in Biddeford son of Alonzo F and Ellen Emmons Barden. Survived by widow Miriam Higgins two sons Charles R and Allan J a brother Milton two sisters and several grandchildren. Funeral at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco May 23 at 2 30 p.m. Visiting hours tonight 7 9 and Tuesday 3 5 and 7 9 p.m. Burial incomplete arrangements.

Paul E. Barden Tasker St Saco Biddeford Alonzo F Ellen (Emmons) Barden J.G. Deering and Son Co Biddeford-Saco Water Co Miriam Higgins Charles R Allan J Arundel Milton California Irene Kaloyares Grace Lavalliere Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St. Saco

Deaths of Warren and Rankin Highlight SBC Leader and Trailblazer

Dr Casper C Warren 76 a former two term president of the Southern Baptist Convention died Sunday Jeannette Rankin 92 first woman elected to Congress died Friday in Carmel California Rankin served 1917 1919 and 1941 1943 and was a suffrage leader who voted against US entry into World War I and against declaring war on Japan in World War I

Casper C. Warren Char B. N.C The Southern Baptist Convention Jeannette Rankin Carmel Calif Jeannette Rankin Congress Montana U.S Japan

Skylab crew rehearse spacewalks in water tank drills

Skylab training continues as astronauts move from Johnson Space Center simulators to Marshal Center Alabama for water tank rehearsals of two spacewalk deployments. The exercise mimics zero gravity and weightlessness while backup astronauts join in.

Johnson Space Center Houston Alabama Marshal Center Skylab

Fire razes motel as residents flee in foggy blaze

Firefighters from Old Orchard Beach Saco Biddeford and Scarborough battled a motel fire that sent flames above the ceiling. The blaze was under control about an hour after alarms sounded with six pumpers a ladder and a tank truck on scene. Over 100 onlookers watched as dense smoke and thick fog limited visibility.

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Funeral Directors Shumway and Gross

Funeral directors Shumway and Gross listed with offices at 85 Spring Street and 365 Main in Saco Maine. Local telephone reference and boned JP Conroy appear in the notice.

Love is in the Air In 1072 Case

Fragmentary OCR mentions a phrase a love is and a name Lee Angeles Tomer with a 1M Beg US Pot of Alright reserved 1072. No clear event or context readable.

Lee Angeles Tomer

Portland Weather Outlook With Rain Tapering

Tonight Portland expects rain that may be heavy in spots to the north and east but easing in the southwest with lows in the 40s. Tuesday brings a shower chance in the southwest and rain likely elsewhere with highs in the 50s.

Portland

Marine Forecast Rockland to Merrimack River

West to northwest winds 15 to 25 knots tonight. North to northwest winds 10 to 20 knots Tuesday. Showers likely tonight and a chance of showers Tuesday. Visibility 1 to 3 miles in rain, reduced to less than 1 mile in fog tonight and 3 to 5 miles in showers Tuesday. Seas choppy to rough tonight.

Dr Haas to Speak on Hypnosis at Saco Meeting

Dr M Haas will address a Saco Ward I Republican Committee gathering on hypnosis tonight at 8. The event is hosted by Mr and Mrs Santo Savasta at their Simpson Road home in Saco.

Dr. Haas Dr. Car M. Haas Saco Ward I Replican Santo Savasta Simpson Road Saco

DAV Chapter No 4 Meeting Tonight in Biddeford Saco

A meeting of Biddeford and Saco Chapter No 4 Disabled American Veterans is set for tonight at 7 30 at the D A V Hall Bradbury Street. Hope Circle meets today at 5 30 at The Nautilus Colby Avenue for the annual meeting and spring luncheon supper the season finale with hostesses named.

Biddeford and Saco Chapter No D.A.V. Hall Bradbury Street Hope Circle Mariel Gooch Nautilus Colby Avenue Frances Dickson Dorothy Lary Mary Mewer Priscilla Skilling

Biddeford Schools Embrace New MacMillan Reading Program

Biddeford teachers spent Friday learning the MacMillan reading series for first through third grades for the 1973-74 year. The $10,000 package features individualized progress, phonics focus, discovery workbooks, dictionaries with context and word tabs, and a self-help approach to teach students how to learn. Maureen Conlan and Delores Powell highlighted cross-school consistency, a tutorial component, and plans to extend the program to grades four through six in 1974-75.

Jane Biddeford MacMillan Publishing, Company Delores Powell MacMillan Powell Maureen Conlan Robert Hodge Rea Ny MacMillan ‘Company

Maine Press Radio TV Women elect officers and award honors

The annual Maine PRRTV Women business meeting at Trade Winds Motel Rockland elected Patricia Brennan as president for 1973-74 and announced Lillian F Potter as Woman of the Year. Annette Ross won a $100 scholarship. new members joined and a constitution change was approved.

Rockland Maine Press Trade Winds Courier-Gazette Lillian F. Potter Portland NAR Potter S. D. Warren Co Westbrook Warren Standard Andather Publications Bolton John W. Bolton and Sons Inc Paper Industry Management Assn National Freedom Foundation Orono Mprtvw Margaret Rode Zubik Maine Alumnus Gloria van Ham University of Maine In Margaret Welch Biddeford-Saco Journal Stewart Augusta Area Walker van Ham Mary Ellen Manson Bett Stevens Mary Bet Sweeney Anne Levine Gertrude Jones Jones Courier- Gazette Raymond E. Gross Thorndike Hotel Wendell S. Hadlock William A. Farnsworth Art Museum Farnsworth Homestead Gilbert Stuart Winslow Homer Eastman Johnson Edward Hooper Wyeth Andrew Wyeth N. C. Wyeth James Wyeth Maine U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Tillson’s Wharff Kenneth Black E Station

Curtis Holds on Police In Public Power Move

Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis orders a halt to state police use by the Attorney General to question power petition circulators after complaints of harassment in Bangor and Waterville. He seeks to determine if this infringes on petition rights as an investigation proceeds.

Attorney General's Office Bangor Waterville Curtis Peter S. Kelley D-Caribou Atty Jon A. Lund Lund Maine House Gerald E.talbot Falmouth Lewiston Portland Westbrook Mildred Wheeler D .Portland Judiciary Committee Talbot

Break-in at Biddeford High School prompts police probe

Biddeford Police report illegal entry at Biddeford High School over the weekend with vandalized offices and vending machines. A delivery man alerted authorities, possible master key usage suspected, and several suspects are being questioned on Main Street in Saco during the inquiry. A Saco woman injured in a separate collision with a U S Postal Service mail truck was treated at Webber Hospital.

B.H.S Biddeford Biddeford High School Delorge Bakery Saco Webber Hospital U. S. Post Office Elm Green Streets Priscilla Perry Pleasant St Erwin H. Stevens Jr Hill St

Break-in at Burns Junior High School in Saco

Saco police report a burglary at Burns Junior High on a Saturday night. Several rooms were ransacked including the principal's office, the teachers' room a science lab and a classroom. An unknown amount of money was taken from vending machines in the teachers' room.

BURNS Burns Junior High School Saco

Saco Man Dies of Heart Attack While Driving

A Saco man Paul E. Barden 59 of 7 Tasker St. suffered a fatal heart attack while driving down Main Street Sunday evening. His car ran off the road and struck a house at 250 Main St, according to Saco police.

Saco Main Street Paul E. Barden Tasker St Main St

Stolen Snacks From Saco Cinema Stand

Police report a break in at the Saco Cinema refreshment stand on Saturday. A glass door was broken to gain entry, but only popcorn and candy bars were taken.

Saco Cinema Saco

Clothes stolen from dryers at Anita's Laundromat

A theft at Anita's Laundromat reports $100 worth of clothes taken from two dryers. The owner is Mark Winslow of Pool Road Biddeford. Police investigate the incident.

Sgorentnaiey Mark Winslow Pool Road Biddeford Anita

Break-in at Saco Summer Home Reported

Saco police report a break in at Charles Johnston's summer home at 31 Lower Beach Street. Johnston told officers Saturday that a television set binoculars and a camera were stolen, with entry likely gained through the roof.

Charles Johnston Lower Beach St Saco Johnston

Bicycle theft reported in Saco outside church

David Harmon of 89 Spring Street Saco reports his son’s bicycle stolen Sunday while the boy attended Mass at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco.

David Harmon Spring St Saco Most Holy Trinity Church

Pioneer Kidney Transplanter Killed in Plane Crash

Dr. David Milford Hume, 55, pioneer in kidney transplants and chairman of surgery at the Medical College of Virginia, died in a twin engine Aero Commander crash shortly after takeoff from Van Nuys Airport. A memorial service is planned for Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia, where he served.

Los Angeles David Milford Hume Richmond St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Hume Medical College of Virginia van Nuys

Saco Council Agenda Highlights 24 Items Tonight

The Saco City Council meets at 7 30 pm to consider 24 items. Phase One work on Tasker Street a gas tank permit bids for a Recreation Department mower zoning map changes right of way near Tobies Young School roof repairs school office lights multifamily dwellings assessor requests fire proof filing cabinet and more including referendums for a new charter waste ordinance animal ordinance cruiser maintenance Beach Street state aid Camp Ellis fire department regional dump street lights parking meters student government day waste pick up desks and Board of Health actions.

Saco Tasker Street Recreation Department Tobies Beach Street Camp Ellis Board of Health

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